It’s the start of a new school year, which means it’s time to get the new interns ready for their time at AIR.
Last Friday, we headed up to Pittsburgh for the official start of the semester. The WVU Printmaking Program has been providing internships at Artists Image Resource since 2004. Our students are given the run of the place, at least once a week, for the Fall semester.
While at AIR, students split their time between using their facilities to make work and helping AIR’s master printers print production runs. Students get the chance to meet and work with professional artists from all over the country. I am really proud of this program, and appreciate the support from AIR’s Director Robert Beckman and the WVU School of Art & Design. Thank you all, and let’s have a great semester!
Sam Boehm and Alex Martin are the 2013 WVU/AIR Interns…lookin’ good!
AIR Director Robert Beckman tellin’ it straight to WVU Printmakers Cassandra Delimon, Jordan Welsch, Alex and Sam…
Work in progress on AIR’s walls…
New AIR Mobile Silkscreen Stations for some serious outreach projects…
New work being made at AIR…more on this later…
Open studio work on the walls…
More open studio…
It is always good to run into WVU MFA alum Jen Rockage, and it is especially good when she shows us what she is working on for her upcoming show at AIR in October…
Top secret Jen Rockage sneak peek…
The day at AIR ends with a short discussion of Sam and Alex’s work and what could be accomplished this semester…
It is a first intern day tradition to get lunch at Max’s…
Jordan and Cassandra contemplating the menu…so many choices…
The “Max’s Belly Buster” special…three potato pancakes, with kielbasa, applesauce, onions, and sour cream…
Table top video games…
Never a bad meal at Max’s…
The Warhol Bridge was recently sweater bombed…
Downtown mural…
Then to Future Tenant gallery for a quick meeting about a future project I am organizing…again, more on that later…
Then to the Toonseum…
Jack Kirby trading cards from the Toonseum…all in all, a jam packed but fun day…always a great way to start the semester…
Joseph Lupo 
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